Many people might think golf isn’t a very physical activity however when you’re out walking an 18 hole golf course this couldn’t be further from the truth. Golf not only requires miles of walking but the golf swing uses many different muscle groups.
We’ve teamed up with golf fitness expert Rachael Tibbs to provide a series of golf specific exercises that can be carried out either in the gym or at home.
A round of golf takes a long time, do you ever find you get tired and your performance suffers on those final few holes? Check out Rachael’s five exercises for increasing stamina for 18 holes in the video below…
Make sure you are getting the correct form with these exercises before you start adding additional load. As these exercises are to build stamina the reps are higher, you should be repeating each exercise between 10-15 times.
Benefits of a Golf Specific Workout
Keeping your body fit for golf can be done in a range of different ways. One of the main benefits of physical fitness for golf is to prevent injury. The golf is a usual movement as you wouldn’t typically move like that in day to day life. This means that it opens up the risk for injury, especially with a lot of big muscles involved. Lightweight or bodyweight exercises can keep these muscle groups moving when you’re away from the course to prevent injury.
A lot a players who wish to hit the ball further may part take in strength training, to build strength required to generate speed. This teamed with speed training such as medicine ball throws is a great way of preparing your body for golf.
A golf workout doesn’t have to be centred around strength, in fact a simple mobility session would highly benefit a lot of golfers. Having a little extra shoulder range and flexibility could massively help in their swings and so it’s not something that should be overlooked.
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Golf can take a long time, 4 hours plus and so that is a lot of time to mentally focus as well as physically enduring long walks. Cardiovascular fitness away from the course can help players to have increased energy on the course and in turn promote better mental focus.
Conclusion
It’s important to remember that golf fitness isn’t just for the pros or younger golfers. Players of any age or ability would benefit from any off course stretching, strength or cardio work. Even if you play regular golf and don’t use a golf cart it’s worth doing a little extra something as you never know it could shave you a couple of shots off your score next time you play.
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